Elite Motorsports Race Teams Prepared for Powerful Performance at NHRA U.S. Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS - Having claimed victories at 10 of the 12 NHRA Pro Stock events contested so far this season, the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team is fired up and ready for the most intense and iconic race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The Elite team knows that they are coming into Indy with a target on their collective back and they welcome the challenge. Coming off of back-to-back Pro [...]

Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka

[From Drag Illustrated] In an all-Elite Motorsports final, teammates Troy Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders faced off against each other at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle today. Coughlin emerged victorious with a Margin Of Victory of only .0001-seconds to earn his first win in the highly-competitive Pro Stock category. “I think we’re going to see a lot more of this,” said team owner Richard Freeman. “We’ve got the best drivers, in my opinion, of the group. And TJ (Coughlin) really wanted it. He [...]

2022-08-31T10:56:20-05:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Patterson-Elite, Pro Stock, Sportsman, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports Wins Sonoma Nationals With Erica Enders

[From Drag Illustrated] The Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team had a phenomenal showing this weekend at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Pro Stock star Erica Enders not only earned her sixth win of the season but also qualified No. 1 for the third time this year. Four of Elite’s outstanding drivers qualified in the top half of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock field, including Enders, who parlayed that qualifying position into a victory on race day as she powered her Melling [...]

2022-07-25T08:47:56-05:00July 25th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Erica Enders Dishes On Domination In Norwalk

[From Drag Illustrated] NHRA Pro Stock star Erica Enders continues to dominate in what is the best season start of her career with a win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This is the second year in a row for Enders to take home the top prize at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, known affectionately to fans as “America’s Race Track.” The four-time Pro Stock World Champion entered race day from the coveted No. 1 qualifier position thanks to a stunning run of 6.570-seconds [...]

2022-06-27T14:45:43-05:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Erica Enders Races To Historic Hometown Win In Pro Stock At Houston’s Final NHRA SpringNationals

[From Drag Illustrated] It was an emotion-filled and history-making day at Houston Raceway Park as four-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders said goodbye to her home track with a monumental win at the 35th annual NHRA SpringNationals. The Houston native emerged victorious against Pro Stock rookie and No. 1 qualifier Camrie Caruso in the first all-female Pro Stock final round in NHRA history. Enders advanced to her second consecutive win and third win of the season in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro [...]

2022-04-25T12:25:38-05:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders|Tags: , |

Pro Stock Standout Erica Enders Wins NHRA Four-Wide Nationals In Las Vegas For Second Year In A Row

[From Drag Illustrated] For the second year in a row, Pro Stock pilot Erica Enders emerged victorious at the 22nd Annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. With nine wins at the facility, she now holds the record for most wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a distinction formerly held by NHRA Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher, who has eight wins to his name. The four-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion was consistently powerful throughout the day in her Elite Motorsports Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro [...]

2022-04-05T12:23:17-05:00April 4th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders|Tags: |

NHRA Pro Stock Veteran Erica Enders Lands First Win of Season at Winternationals

[Credit: Drag Illustrated] Four-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders powered her Elite Motorsports Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro into the winner’s circle Sunday at the 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com to secure her first Winternationals victory. Her achievement also marks the 900th win for the Pro Stock category. Enders received a special award from Hurst Shifters to commemorate this momentous occasion. Enders kicked off her 18th Pro Stock season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with a challenging [...]

2022-02-21T12:08:30-06:00February 21st, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

History for EE: Erica Enders Claims Her Fourth NHRA Pro Stock World Championship

(Via Drag Illustrated) Erica Enders has made plenty of history in her standout Pro Stock career. Her accomplishment on Sunday in Las Vegas may have been her biggest yet. Enders clinched her fourth Pro Stock world championship during the NHRA Finals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, giving her the most titles of any female in NHRA history. She surpassed greats Shirley Muldowney and Angelle Sampey on Sunday, moving into a legendary category all her own. But Enders wasn’t done there, rolling to [...]

2020-11-02T11:23:24-06:00November 2nd, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Enders Finishes Job, Wins St. Louis Race In Dallas To Jump Back Into Pro Stock Points Lead

Erica Enders had to patiently wait two extra weeks to finish a pivotal race weekend, but the end result proved more than worth it for the defending Pro Stock world champion. She made a strong move towards a fourth title on Saturday at the Texas Motorplex, beating Jason Line in the final round of the previously postponed NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis with a run of 6.572-seconds at 208.49 mph in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Weather postponed the race to Saturday in [...]

2020-10-18T10:04:52-05:00October 18th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, NHRA|Tags: , , |

It’s REEdemption For Pro Stock’s Erica Enders As She Claims NHRA U.S. Nationals Win

A year after suffering a loss in the final round of the U.S. Nationals in heartbreaking fashion, Erica Enders more than got her redemption on Sunday. The defending Pro Stock world champ rolled to the victory in spectacular fashion, running an impressive 6.606-seconds at 208.55 mph in the final round in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to claim the victory at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. It gave Enders her second career win at the world’s biggest drag race, [...]

2020-10-18T10:02:52-05:00September 7th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , |
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